Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-02-25
Local News.

wick correspondence.
A new post Office has been recently
established near the Catholic church in
the town of Kendall, Lafayette coun-
ty. The name of the new Office is
Truman.
On Wednesday two saloon keepers
were brought before Justice Curry, on
of policeman w. j. Healy for
keeping their saloons open on Sunday.
They were fined ten dollars each and
cost.
The bill recently introduced by Mr..
Cox to appropriate the sum of $500 to
Joseph Baker, formerly of Edmund,
for horses killed by order of the state
veterinarian, passed the assembly on
Tuesday.
While cOasting on North street, last
Saturday evening, George Prideaux,
son of J. b. Prideaux, ran against a
barrel and was knocked senseless. He
was pretty badly bruised, but not per-
injured.
Joseph Gordon is determined to keep
the Dukes Prairie herd of Poland
Chinas up to the first rank. He went
over into Walworth county last week
and purchased the best SOW he could
find, which cost him the handsome
sum of fifty dollars.
Mr. and Mrs. J. c. Hutson, agents
for the Northwestern Mutual Relief
Association, were in town on Wednes-
day, Feb. %, 1887, and settled in full
the claim Of c. II. James, late of this
place, whose life was insured in said
association for $1,000.
John G. Martin offers for sale White
Schonnen Oats, the seed of which he
procured from the Experimental Farm
at Madison. Hiram Sibley, the great
scotsman of Rochester, New York,
last season purchased two hundred
bushels of these oats from Mr.. Martin.
The Platteville Business Mems aSso-
citation has been fully organized, with
the following officers: president, John
Grindell; vice president, J. p. Hunting
ton; secretary, Geo. IL. Gratiot; treasu-
rer, A. w. Kemler; directors, f. r..
Chase, 3 years; John Patterson, years !;
f. II. Frederick, years; j. s. Block,
? years; i, j. Buck, year. One hun
dred and twenty-four names were
signed to the constitution.
James Short Fisher, of Linden, called
at The Democrat Office on Wednesday,
and gave us an exhibition of his Won
derful powers as a whistler. He says
that in about one month he will be
ready to issue challenge to any man
in America for the production of the
greatest novelty in whistling which
shall be double and treble toned and
rendered in a manner which will dis
play iirst-class musical talent. He is
indeed whistler of great merit.
The county commissioners trans
ferred seventeen patients from the
Mendoza hospital to the Iowa county
asylum on Wednesday last. In order
that their friends may be informed as
to their whereabouts the names of the
patients are given below: Henry Van
Dusen, Anna Cox, John Richards, Mag
gle Boyle, Mary Trebilcock, Emma
Rohr, Margaret Hughes, w. j. Carter,
Margaret Crowley, William Graves,
Mary Ann Bennett, Selia Dolphin,
Martin Delaney, David X. Jones, Jes-
sic Whiting, Chas. II. Harrup, Michael
Callahan.
During the last two weeks the steep
hills III and around Mineral Point
have been like SO many toboggan
chutes, and coasting has been INDUCED
in to an extent unheard of heretofore.
Scores of hand sleds, jumpers and hobs
have been called into service, and for
the time coasting has been as much of
4 mania rs was roller skating some
years ago. 1t is a difficult matter to
steer the sleds upon the solid ice, but
regardless of numerous accidents. and
the city ordinances, scores of young
people engaged in the sport almost
every evening.
Tommy and Eddie Leahy, sons of
Conductor Pat. Leahy, while coasting
last Saturday afternoon, ran into a
team at the junction of North street
with Commerce street. The horses
were badly frightened and reared and
jumped, trampling upon the boys, who
were badly cut and bruised by the
horses hoofs. Tommy, the older boy,
suffered the least injury, however, and
was able to be around again soon after
the accident Eddie received deep
cash in the face, and it was feared for
a time that his injuries might prove
fatal; but he is at present in fair
way of recovery.
While hauling wood to Darlington
one day recently, Thomas kaster, a
man aged seventy years, met with a
terrible accident. He was walking be-
hind his load and driving his team
when another team which was fright
ened and unmanageable dashed up
from behind, striking him in the back
with the tongue of the sled to which
they We're attached. Raster was thrown
senscleSS to the ground, while the team
ran directly over him. He was taken
to house near by, where he received
medical attendance. 1t was found
two of his ribs were fractured, an arm
was broken, his head was cut in S, vera
places, while his body was badly
bruised and blackened. At last &C.
counts the injured man was in fan
way of recovery.
All stock raisers should attend the
great public sale of Short Horns to bt
held by j. j. Ross X Sons at their farm
in this city on Wednesday, March 9th
The animals to be offered for sale be
long to the most desirable families o.
the day. and their excellent breeding
and individual merits will make tn,
sale the most attractive of the season
In their catalogue, which will be soor
issued from The Democrat office
Messrs, Ross & Sons will say: "W,
wish il understood that we are cfferin.
some of the very best representative
of our herd. We would be pleased a
any time before the sale TO afford stock
men an opportunity of examining on
herd" Stockmen from all stations ol
the Mineral Point division of the C.
NJ. 4 st. p. Railway can leave home o.
Wednesday morning and reach thi
| city, at 1885 a. m, while the sal